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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Indiana rates for HCPCS 17273

A cancerous skin growth on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genital area is destroyed in place using a method such as freezing, burning, laser, or a chemical agent, rather than being cut out and stitched closed. This version applies to a larger growth within that group of body areas, compared to the smallest growths handled the same way.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$145 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$347 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $115 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$191

AK $550MD $158

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.